MsgBox Instruction/Function
Syntax
MsgBox Message$[, Type][, Title$] -or- MsgBox(Message$[, Type][, Title$])
Group
Description
Show a message box titled Title$. Type controls what the message box looks like (choose one value from each category). Use MsgBox( ) if you need to know what button was pressed. The result indicates which button was pressed.
Parameters
| Result | Value | Button Pressed |
|---|---|---|
| vbOK | 1 | OK button |
| vbCancel | 2 | Cancel button |
| vbAbort | 3 | Abort button |
| vbRetry | 4 | Retry button |
| vbIgnore | 5 | Ignore button |
| vbYes | 6 | Yes button |
| vbNo | 7 | No button |
| Parameters | Description |
|---|---|
| Message$ | This string value is the text that is shown in the message box. |
| Type | This numeric value controls the type of message box. Choose one value from each of the following tables. |
| Title$ | This string value is the title of the message box. |
| Button | Value | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| vbOkOnly | 0 | OK button |
| vbOkCancel | 1 | OK and Cancel buttons |
| vbAbortRetryIgnore | 2 | Abort, Retry, Ignore buttons |
| vbYesNoCancel | 3 | Yes, No, Cancel buttons |
| vbYesNo | 4 | Yes and No buttons |
| vbRetryCancel | 5 | Retry and Cancel buttons |
| Icon | Value | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No icon | |
| vbCritical | 16 | Stop icon |
| vbQuestion | 32 | Question icon |
| vbExclamation | 48 | Attention icon |
| vbInformation | 64 | Information icon |
| Default | Value | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| vbDefaultButton1 | 0 | First button |
| vbDefaultButton2 | 256 | Second button |
| vbDefaultButton3 | 512 | Third button |
| Mode | Value | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| vbApplicationModal | 0 | Application modal |
| vbSystemModal | 4096 | System modal |
| vbMsgBoxSetForeground | &h10000 | Show message box in front of all other windows |
Example
Sub Main MsgBox "Please press OK button" If MsgBox("Please press OK button",vbOkCancel) = vbOK Then Debug.Print "OK was pressed" Else Debug.Print "Cancel was pressed" End If End Sub